The 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals played their home games at Sullivan Field and were led by third–year head coach Ryan Shotzberger. They were members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll The Southland Conference Coaches Poll is to be released in the winter of 2022.

Coaches poll 1 Southeastern Louisiana 93 (10) 2 McNeese State 80 (3) 3 New Orleans 73 4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 63 (1) 5 Northwestern State 55 (2) 6 Incarnate Word 36 T-7 Houston Baptist 24 T-7 Nicholls 24

Preseason All-Southland Team & Honors

Second Team Grant Smith – Shortstop Nixon Brannan – Utility

Personnel

Schedule and results Legend Incarnate Word win Incarnate Word loss Postponement/Cancelation/SuspensionsBoldIncarnate Word team member

2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball game log Regular season (19–29) February (2–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordFeb. 18 Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX Game cancelledFeb. 19 Bradley Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX Game cancelledFeb. 20 Bradley Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX Game cancelledFeb. 22 at Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex • Stephenville, TX L0–1 Campa(1-0) Stacey(0-1) Hickey(1) 106 0–1 Feb. 24 Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W10–7 Celestino(1-0) McCay(0-1) David(1) 32 1–1 Feb. 25 South Dakota State Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L4–6 Carlson(1-1) Cassidy(0-1) Bourassa(1) 90 1–2 Feb. 26 South Dakota State Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W1–0 Garza(1-0) Bishop(0-2) David(2) 112 2–2 March (9–9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMar. 2 Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W12–5 Higdon(1-0) Cervantes(0-1) None 167 3–2 Mar. 4 at Schroeder Park • Houston, TX L2–5 Prayer(1-0) Garza(1-1) Torrealba(1) 1,007 3–3 Mar. 5 at Houston Schroeder Park • Houston, TX W13–8 Celestino(2-0) Clayton(0-2) None 1,083 4–3 Mar. 6 at Houston Schroeder Park • Houston, TX L4–10 Medrano(1-0) Zavala(0-1) None 1,064 4–4 Mar. 8 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX L0–6 Malone(2-0) Stacey(0-2) None 488 4–5 Mar. 11 UT Arlington Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W7–1 Garza(2-1) Wong(1-1) None 214 5–5 Mar. 12 UT Arlington Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W9–3 Celestino(3-0) Bailey(2-1) None 225 6–5 Mar. 13 UT Arlington Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W15–2 Zavala(1-1) Citelli(0-1) None 185 7–5 Mar. 15 Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W13–8 Westall(1-0) Escobedo(0-1) None 252 8–5 Mar. 16 at Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W5–3 Stacey(1-2) Tucker(1-1) David(3) 272 9–5 Mar. 18 at No. 2 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L2–19 Hansen(4-0) Garza(2-2) None 6,516 9–6 Mar. 19 at No. 2 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L2–10 Stevens(4-1) Celestino(3-1) None 7,458 9–7 Mar. 20 at No. 2 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L0–12 Gordon(1-1) Zavala(1-2) None 6,786 9–8 Mar. 22 No. 20 Texas State Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W4–2 Rollins(1-0) Sundgren(2-2) David(4) 275 10–8 Mar. 25 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX L2–127 Miller(1-0) Garza(2-3) None 10–9 0–1Mar. 26 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX L1–4 Thomas(4-1) Zavala(1-3) Moeller(1) 401 10–10 0–2Mar. 27 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX W7–4 David(1-0) Perez(2-1) None 309 11–10 1–2Mar. 29 UTSA Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L4–610 Shafer(1-1) Hayward(0-1) Malone(1) 267 11–11 April (5–12) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordApr. 1 Southeastern Louisiana Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W8–6 Hayward(1-1) Landry(1-3) David(5) 322 12–11 2–2Apr. 2 Southeastern Louisiana Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L5–10 Dugas(2-1) Stacey(1-3) None 318 12–12 2–3Apr. 3 Southeastern Louisiana Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L5–6 Robb(1-3) Hayward(1-2) Trahan(3) 167 12–13 2–4Apr. 8 Northwestern State Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W8–2 Rollins(2-0) Carver(3-3) None 195 13–13 3–4Apr. 9 Northwestern State Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W6–2 Garza(3-3) Harmon(4-3) Hayward(1) 190 14–13 4–4Apr. 10 Northwestern State Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W11–4 David(2-0) Brown(3-3) None 233 15–13 5–4Apr. 12 Tarleton State Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L6–14 Boyd(1-3) Minter(0-1) None 134 15–14 Apr. 14 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L3–9 Rogers(4-3) Rollins(2-1) None 620 15–15 5–5Apr. 15 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L3–411 Foster(2-1) Hayward(1-3) None 680 15–16 5–6Apr. 16 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L1–117 Jones(2-0) David(2-1) None 750 15–17 5–7Apr. 19 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX L3–9 Garza(1-0) Celestino(3-2) None 1,127 15–18 Apr. 22 Nicholls Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W11–4 Garza(4-3) Desandro(2-3) None 227 16–18 6–7Apr. 23 Nicholls Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L3–5 Theriot(6-2) Cassidy(0-2) Gearing(2) 253 16–19 6–8Apr. 24 Nicholls Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L7–8 Saltaformaggio(3-1) Celestino(3-3) Gearing(3) 247 16–20 6–9Apr. 26 at Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L7–8 Voelker(3-5) Hayward(1-4) None 1,435 16–21 Apr. 29 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX L6–13 Spinney(3-3) Garza(4-4) None 205 16–22 6–10Apr. 30 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX L9–10 Reitmeyer(3-2) Mikulik(0-1) None 237 16–23 6–11 May (3–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMay 1 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX L7–8 Smitherman(2-1) Celestino(3-4) Zarella(1) 389 16–24 6–12May 3 at No. 17 Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L1–3 Smith(1-0) David(2-2) Stivors(10) 1,088 16–25 May 6 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L3–11 Williams(5-1) Hayward(1-5) None 643 16–26 6–13May 7 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA W9–810 David(3-2) Mead(0-1) None 304 17–26 7–13May 8 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L8–911 Cunningham(1-1) Hayward(1-6) None 406 17–27 7–14May 10 at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L7–1111 Hill(1-0) Hayward(1-7) None 3,386 17–28 May 12 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W13–38 Garza(5-4) Thomas(4-4) None 215 18–28 8–14May 13 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W8–6 May(1-0) Bird(1-2) Hayward(2) 409 19–28 9–14May 14 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L2–6 Perez(3-3) Zavala(1-4) Mejia(1) 212 19–29 9–15May 17 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX Game cancelled Postseason (2–2) (2–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 19 vs. (1) McNeese State (8) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L6–12 Rogers(7-4) Garza(5-5) None ESPN+ 611 19–30 0–1May 20 vs. (5) Northwestern State (8) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W14–10 Mikulik(1-1) Harmon(5-6) None ESPN+ 346 20–30 1–1May 21 vs. (4) Nicholls (8) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W9–8 Hayward(2-7) Vial Jr.(1-1) None ESPN+ 336 21–30 2–1May 21 vs. (1) McNeese State (8) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L2–7 Zeppuhar(2-0) Cassidy(0-3) Stone(1) ESPN+ 611 21–31 2–2 Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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